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Getting in contact may be concerning (8)

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I believe the answer is:

touching

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'concerning' is the definition.
('touch' can be a synonym of 'concern')

'getting in contact may' is the wordplay.
'getting' is a charade indicator (letters next to each other).
'contact' becomes 'touch' (touch is a kind of contact).
'may' becomes 'g' (I can't explain this - if you can you should give a lot more credence to this answer).
'in' after 'touch' is 'touchin'.
'touchin'+'g'='TOUCHING'

'be' acts as a link.

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(Other definitions for touching that I've seen before include "Contiguous" , "Arousing feelings of sympathy or gratitude" , "Pathetic" , "Moving; in contact" , "meeting ..." .)

I've seen this clue in The Guardian.
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